WORLD'S END UMBRELLA

Chi o oou ooki na kasa. Chuuou ni tou ga ipponkenchi, sore ga kikai no katamari o sasaeteiru. Touzen mashita ni aru shuuraku ni wa hi ga atarazu, kikai no sukima kara moreru "ame" ni sainamereteiru. Hitobito wa utagawanai. Sore ga atarimae datta kara. Nante koto wa nai. Tada no "okite" nano dakara. Ano kasa ga damashita hi sora ga naiteita Machi wa moumokou de utagawanai Kimi wa sono kasa ni mukete tsuba o haki Ame ni shizundeku sairen to Dare no koe mo kikazu ni Kare wa ame o tsukami Atashi no te o tori ano kasa e Hashiru no Futari-kiri no yakusoku o shita "Ehon no naka ni mitsuketa sora o mi ni ikou" Setsuna ame sae mo hikisaite Mou kanashimu koto mo wasureta mama Furi-shikiru ame to tomo ni, futari wa kasa no tou e to tadori tsuita. Tozasareteita ryoubiraki no tobira wa, oseba akke naku aki, futari o kobami wa shinai. Daremo hairou to wa shinai no da. Kagi nado atte mo nakute mo onnaji darou. Sono tobira no mukou no, Kuzure-dashi doko e iku rasenkaidan wa Susukete hibiita shitatari ame Nakisou na atashi o sotto nagusameru you ni Kimi wa yasashiku atashi no te o Shiroi kage ni owarete Nigeta saki ni ori no mure wake o sagasu hima mo naku Ki mo naku Furueta te o kimi ga sasaete Watashi wa sonna senaka o tada mimamoru no Yami ni toketa haguruma wa warau Hora kasuka ni kaze ga hoho o naderu "Kaze ga, nagareteru wa" Onna no ko wa itta. Otoko no ko wa chiksaku aidzuchi o utta. Ashi o tomeru koto wa nakatta. Totemo tooku made kita you na, aruiha mada hashiri hajimete ma mo naku you na. Zetsubouteki ni chisa na futari o, dare ga mitsukeru koto mo nakatta. Dare ga mitsukeru koto mo nakatta. Shiroi kage wa mou otte konakute Totemo kanashisou ni kieta Sabita nioi mo susuketa kuro sae mo Yagate iro o awaku kae Doko kara ka koe ga kikoeta you na Ki ga shita you na wasureta you na Rasenkaidan no tsukiatari ni wa Totemo chisa na tobira ga Hokoro o matoi matteita "Akeru yo" "Un" Soko ni wa nanimokamo ga aru you ni mieta Iro toridori ni saita hana fukai aozora Nijinda sekai ni futari-kiri Mou nanimo iranai wa Ehon no naka tojikonda sora o Aru-beki basho ni kaeshita wasurenai you ni Kimi ga kureta tsutanai hanataba o Warainagara sotto kata o yoseta Sekai no saigo ni kasa o sasu Zutto konna sekai naraba yokatta no ni Kanashikunai wa kimi no soba de... Hana no saita sono kasa no ue ni wa Totemo shiawasesou na kao de Chisaku neru futari ga ita

The great umbrella covering the earth. A tower is built in the center, a mass of machinery that props it up. As one would expect, the villages below get no sun, and are tormented by leaks called "rain." But the people do not question. For it is commonplace. It means nothing. It is simply "law." The umbrella deceived the sun, and the sky was crying And the town, blind, suspects nothing You faced the umbrella and spit at it, It sank into the rain, and we were left silent We didn't hear anyone, But he grasped the rain He took my hand, and toward the umbrella... We ran Together, we made a promise: "We'll go see that sky we've only seen in storybooks..." And in that moment, the rain seemed to go away, And our sadnesses, too, were forgotten Struggling together through recurring rain, the two reached the umbrella tower. The great double doors would hardly budge, but the couple would not be rejected. Not everyone can enter. Key or no, it seems it would mean nothing. On the other side of that door, As we head somewhere up a crumbling spiral staircase, We're stained black among the dripping rain's echo And I, about to cry, was softly comforted, For you, ever so gentle, took my hand Chasing after a white shadow, It ran ahead past a row of cages But there's no time to look for reason... Nor any desire My hands trembling, you were there to support them And with such aid, I could only watch out for you Melted into the darkness, the gears laugh, But, look; a gentle breeze brushes your cheek "The wind is blowing..." The girl said. The boy quietly acknowledged her. Nothing could stop their feet. It seemed they had come far, yet it seemed as if they had only just begun running. The two were hopelessly small. No one found any trace of them. No one found any trace of them. Soon we could chase the white shadow no more, And though seeming very sad, it disappeared Though smelling of rust and stained of black, At last, the colors began to brighten It seemed as if we could hear a voice from somewhere, Perhaps our imagination, perhaps we'd just forgot And lying at the end of the spiral staircase Was but a very small door Covered with dust, waiting all along "Open it." "Okay..." There... it seemed we saw perhaps everything Flowers blooming in every color, and a deep blue sky In this captivating world, just the two of us... I don't need anything more And the sky that had been but locked in storybooks; So returning it to its place might not be forgotten, You gave me a quickly-made bouquet, And as we laughed, I leant on your shoulder At the end of the world, the umbrella is raised And as long as there's such a world, all will be fine It won't be sad, not when I'm by your side... On top of the umbrella where flowers bloomed, with faces filled with joy, a pair sleeps softly together...